Go ahead, Broncoland. Talk from the morning coffee to soothing nightcap about the physical talent differences between Jay Cutler and Kyle Orton.

Whatever those opinions, say this for Orton: At least he’s already made it inside the building.

The Broncos’ newly acquired quarterback after he was swapped Thursday along with a cache’ of draft picks from the Chicago Bears in exchange for the disgruntled Cutler, Orton flew in from Chicago this morning. Shortly after Jack Cutler walked into the team’s headquarters to turn in his son’s playbook at the reception desk, Orton got busy at Dove Valley.

Orton took and passed his physical (his right ankle injury from last season was examined thoroughly), talked with his two new receivers, Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal, and spent a few hours in meetings with head coach Josh McDaniels and the rest of the offensive staff. Orton was also given the No. 8 jersey as the No. 18 he wore in Chicago has long been retired in honor of the Broncos’ first quarterback, Frank Tripucka.

Nothing about Orton’s day, however, was more significant than his presence. No more drama about when the quarterback will show up. He’s here. And early signs suggest Orton has no problem with his new head coach.

“I couldn’t wait to get out here and get to know the guys first and foremost,” Orton said in his first interview since the trade. “And then dive headfirst into learning a new system.”

Dressed casually and looking younger than on TV thanks to shaving away his scruffy, game-day appearance, Orton, 26, was driving from his home in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park to the local grocery store Thursday afternoon when he received a call informing him he needed to see coach Lovie Smith at Halas Hall ASAP.

Orton is aware Chicago is excited about Cutler while Broncoland is uncertain about life without Cutler. How will Orton handle following not only Cutler, but the Cutler saga?

“I’ve taken the same approach my entire career, and that is, my job description is to win football games,” he said. “And I’ve done a pretty good job of that and I plan to keep that up. I’m a hard worker. I’m not flashy by any means but my job is to play football and win and I plan to do that.”

Orton was 21-12 as a starter with the Bears, including a 15-2 record at home. Cutler was 17-20 for the Broncos, 10-9 at home. Cutler was to hold his first news conference in Chicago today at 4 p.m. MST.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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